The Colonial Revival features of the house may be later additions, perhaps in the early 20th century. I don’t know that the diamond pane window sashes would have been in fashion in the 1870s, though it’s possible.
Madison Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
This nicely maintained home is typical of Queen Anne forms found in rural communities all over Georgia, which are characterized by less ornamentation than their slightly more decorative contemporaries.
O’Neal School Neighborhood Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
This is a fine example of the Renaissance Revival architecture that was popular in the first decades of the 20th century.
O’Neal School Neighborhood Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
I believe this well-proportioned house is now home to a law office.
O’Neal School Neighborhood Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
This is a common mid-20th century house type but the stone siding makes it one of my favorites in Cordele.
O’Neal School Neighborhood Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
This beautiful house is best known today as the Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Their website notes: The Buck House, built in 1905, had an interesting history of its own. When the original owners were all killed in a series of tragic accidents, the property passed to the Mellon family. Eventually, the Buck House became a dilapidated apartment building. Bowen-Donaldson’s building improvement, however, made the quality of the house’s structure and surroundings better than ever.
It has been a bit of a tradition in many small Georgia towns for funeral businesses to move into and restore large historical homes. The Buck House in Tifton is a great example.
Tifton Commercial Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Prominent architect T. F. Lockwood designed First Baptist Church in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. Henry Miller was the pastor at the time.
There have been numerous expansions to the original church over the years.
Tifton Commercial Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
This was the first brick church built in Tifton, and served the congregation of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, for generations. When they moved to a larger facility in 1952, it served numerous congregations over the following years. The Tift County Development Authority purchased it in 1985, to protect it from vandals and deterioration. In 1997, the Tifton Council for the Arts saw an opportunity and renovated the church into a gallery space and cultural museum. It is now known as the Syd Blackmarr Arts Center.
Tifton Commercial Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Opened in 1914, this handsome Renaissance Revival structure first served as a post office but has been home for many years to the Tifton-Tift County Public Library. It was designed [or its design overseen by] Oscar Wenderoth, who served as the director of the Office of the Supervising Architect of the United States Treasury Department from 1912-1915. It might be best known for its iconic gargoyle flagpole holders.
Tifton Commercial Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Vanishing Georgia: Photographs by Brian Brown 